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No T. Rex In The Library (2010)

by Toni Buzzeo(Favorite Author)

3.03 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

141693927X (ISBN13: 9781416939276)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

review 1: The idea was good, but the execution was very odd. A little girl ends up learning a valuable lesson from what is probably her own imagination, as the dinosaur from one of the books in the library shows her the down side of her own behavior. At least, that's the way I would like to think this book is supposed to read.The problem is that the author and artist are sometimes vague on the boundaries of her reality. Do books really get knocked over during the dinosaur's rampage? And why does her mother put her in a time-out in the library and then wander away? That part just didn't make sense.Some kids will enjoy the chaos, but those reading the book to them will somehow need to convey that this is a BAD kind of behavior. They will have forgotten that part, during the dinosaurs ... morevs. pirates battle.
review 2: Since my son enjoys dinosaurs, we picked this book up for him at our local library. He really enjoyed this story and how the little girl in the book used her imagination to make the books come alive. He also enjoyed how she put the T.Rex back into the book. I understand the concern some of the critiques have mentioned about the child having a "time out" and being "left alone" in the children's section. However, I think what is more important is the fact that she uses her imagination to make the books come alive, and the fact that the T. Rex ends up in "time out" because of how he treats the books. I recommend this book for dinosaur loving kids who also enjoy using their imagination. less

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